Is ATM p.Phe505= (c.1515T>C) pathogenic?

ATM p.Phe505= (c.1515T>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in ATM (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-31). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with ATM p.Phe505= (c.1515T>C)?

ATM p.Phe505= (c.1515T>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, ataxia telangiectasia, hereditary breast carcinoma (ClinVar).

How common is ATM p.Phe505= (c.1515T>C) in the general population?

ATM p.Phe505= (c.1515T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

ATM p.Phe505=

c.1515T>C · rs1057520521 · VCV379197

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.8	GERP 1.4, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	11.08	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/74,930 alleles

Overall 0.000657% 1/152,200 alleles · very rare

Rarity supports pathogenicity (ACMG PM2); frequency above a disease-specific BA1/BS1 threshold argues against it. A variant frequent in one ancestry group can be near-absent in others, so a single global figure can mislead.

Variant & gene context

Gene: ATM
Protein: p.Phe505=
Coding: c.1515T>C
MANE Select: NM_000051
dbSNP: rs1057520521
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:108250980 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.847 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Residue 505: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in at); an α-helix; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in at; uncertain significance)

Full ATM gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: ataxia telangiectasia hereditary breast carcinoma

Similar variants

ATM p.Phe505Cys Uncertain significance ★★ same residue
ATM p.Phe505Leu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ATM p.Phe505Ser Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
ATM p.Phe505fs Pathogenic ★★ same residue
ATM c.1607+1G>T Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
ATM c.2251-4A>G Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
ATM c.2466+5G>C Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
ATM c.3078-1G>A Pathogenic ★★★ same condition

Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/atm-p-phe505 (accessed [today's date]).

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